I just hooked up the Alt hold on the RV7 I recently purchased. Everything seems to work accurately but when I engage the unit it dives. Any suggestions?
Simple test before your first flight. Disconnect the static line. Turn the altitude hold on. Put your finger over the static port and press your finger over the port. It the stick goes aft it is wired correctly.
I can think of about half a dozen better ways to check that your autopilot is configured correctly that don’t involve removing hardware or unsealing your static system…
The first one would be doing the checks outlined in the install manual.